Full Result 2.55 Cheltenham | 16 November 2008

Cotswold Style Intermediate Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-140, 4yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Soft 10 hurdles

1st £15,655 2nd £4,625 3rd £2,312.50 4th £1,157.50 5th £577.50 6th £290

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Punchestowns (FR) 7/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	1112	139	136	158	–
ch g Morespeed - History (FR) (Alesso)
Held up in mid-division, headway to track leaders 4 out, slight advantage after next, came readily clear after 2 out, easily (op 11-2)

2 3½	10. Ballydub (IRE) 100/30F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	1011	124	118	133	–
b g Presenting - Sovereign LeaderI (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Steadied in touch, headway to chase leaders 4 out, stayed on under pressure to chase winner after 2 out, kept on but always easily held (op 5-1, tchd 11-2 in a place)

3 5 [8½]	19. Arctic Magic (IRE) 11/1 Paddy Brennan Stuart Kittow	Paddy Brennan Stuart Kittow	8	104	117	106	119	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Arctic Verb (IRE) (Proverb)
Held up in rear, headway from 4 out, jumped slowly 3 out, driven and stayed on from 2 out and took 3rd run-in but no chance with leading duo (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

4 ½ [9]	15. Nikos Extra (FR) 20/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	4	107	120	108	122	–
b g Nikos - Madame Extra (FR) (Sir Brink)
In touch, chased leaders from 4 out, hard driven and effort 2 out, stayed on same pace under pressure last

5 6 [15]	8. Pennek (FR) 16/1 Jack Doyle ³ Alan King	Jack Doyle ³ Alan King	5	109	125	108	123	–
b g Grand Tresor (FR) - Annabelle Treveene (FR) (Spoleto)
In rear, hit 5th, headway from 3 out, staying on when hit last, kept on again close home

6 2½ [17½]	7. Adroit Approach (IRE) 50/1 Christian Williams Alex Hales	Christian Williams Alex Hales	5	110	127	107	120	–
b g Topanoora (IRE) - Resolute Approach (IRE) (Toulon)
Held up in rear, steady headway to close on leaders 4 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last

7 shd [17½]	2. Vale Of Avocia (IRE) 20/1 Alain Cawley ⁵ W F Codd	Alain Cawley ⁵ W F Codd	7	113 p	135	115	128	–
b m Taipan (IRE) - Vivians Vale (IRE) (Over The River)
In rear until headway after 3 out, kept on approaching last but never going pace to be competitive (op 33-1, tchd 50-1 in a place)

8 8 [25½]	5. Super Formen (FR) 11/2 Nick Scholfield ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Nick Scholfield ⁵ Paul Nicholls	4	1013	131	103	117	–
b g Kizitca (FR) - Daly Turk (FR) (Baby Turk)
Chased leaders, driven to dispute 2nd 2 out, weakened approaching last (tchd 6-1)

9 nk [26]	4. No Panic (IRE) 25/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	5	117	134	106	119	–
b g Dushyantor (USA) - Afon Alwen (Henbit)
Held up towards rear, headway 6th, chased leaders after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next (op 28-1)

10 1¾ [27¾]	9. Lupanar (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	4	1012	125	95	110	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Louve Sacree (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
In rear, headway 7th, chasing leaders when mistake 2 out, eased when no chance run-in (op 20-1)

11 ½ [28¼]	22. Timpo (FR) 16/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	5	100 1	113	82	95	–
ch g Baby Turk - Faensa (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Mid-division, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out (op 18-1)

12 2¼ [30½]	23. Old Peak Road (IRE) 50/1 Harry Skelton ⁵ John Joseph Murphy	Harry Skelton ⁵ John Joseph Murphy	8	99 4	113	80	93	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Moppet's Last (Pitpan)
Never better than mid-division

13 24 [54½]	13. Bobby Gee 25/1 Sam Jones ³ Renee Robeson	Sam Jones ³ Renee Robeson	7	106	122	64	78	–
ch g Bob's Return (IRE) - Country Orchid (Town And Country)
Chased leaders, disputed 2nd from 6th, led and hit 3 out, headed soon after, weakened 2 out (op 28-1)

14 3¼ [57¾]	12. Sherney (IRE) 22/1 Alan O'Keeffe C Byrnes	Alan O'Keeffe C Byrnes	7	1010	123	62	76	–
b g Shernazar - Rathnure Lady (IRE) (Step Together I)
Hit 1st, in rear, some headway 4 out, weakened next (op 33-1 tchd 20-1)

15 21 [78¾]	6. Qulinton (FR) 20/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	4	114	131	47	63	–
b g Bulington (FR) - Klef Du Bonheur (FR) (Lights Out)
Chased leader, led 6th, headed and weakened 3 out (op 16-1, tchd 25-1 in a place)

16 1½ [80¼]	20. Toomdeely (IRE) 20/1 B C Byrnes ³ Patrick Neville	B C Byrnes ³ Patrick Neville	6	913 b	115	30	45	–
gr g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Dame Blakeney (IRE) (Blakeney)
Led to 6th, weakened quickly (op 28-1)

17 13 [93¼]	14. Corkage (IRE) 20/1 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	5	107	120	21	37	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Maslam (IRE) (Robellino)
Chased leaders until weakened quickly 4 out (op 18-1)

PU	3. Leg Spinner (IRE) 12/1 A P McCoy A J Martin	A P McCoy A J Martin	7	117	134	–	–	–
b g Intikhab (USA) - Road Harbour (USA) (Rodrigo De Triano)
In touch, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 9-1)

PU	11. Pocket Aces (IRE) 10/1 Timmy Murphy Richard Rowe	Timmy Murphy Richard Rowe	6	1011	124	–	–	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Mrs Mustard (IRE) (Le Johnstan)
In touch, chased leaders 4 out, ridden, hit 3 out and soon weakened, pulled up before last

19 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 5m 28.81s (slow by 26.81s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Arctic Wings (unsuitable ground), Bertie May (self certificate), Distiller (unsuitable ground), Freddies Return (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs Judy Wilson (Punchestowns) 1st breeder: Gerard Ferte
2nd owner: R Gibbs (Ballydub)
3rd owner: Midd Shire Racing (Arctic Magic)
Tote win: £7.80 PL: £2.30 £1.90 £3.30 Ex: £29.50 CSF: £27.32 Tricast: £272.27 Trifecta: £904.70 Part won. Pool £1,222.70 - 0.30 winning units.

2:55 Cheltenham 16 Nov 2008

Cotswold Style Intermediate Handicap Hurdle